Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Celebrity Makers Masterclasses The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, at the University of East Anglia Norwich has announced a series of Masterclasses giving budding and experienced artists the chance to learn and develop new skills with internationally renowned artists. Jonathan Keep, Freddie Robins, and Tracey Rowledge will share their expertise and skills in a series of three Masterclasses covering a range of media including cutting edge 3D printing and ceramics, textiles and bookbinding. The first Masterclass on 30 November – 1 December will be given by Suffolk based potter Jonathan Keep. A feature of Keep’s work has been to consider new ways of working in ceramics using digital techniques. Jonathan’s work has been exhibited widely and has been seen recently at Collect in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Network Europe at the Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark, Unexpected Too at Sothebys in New York, the Carlin gallery, Paris, Puls gallery, Brussels and Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London. This workshop is set to be fascinating, involving hands on experience with readily available 3D computer software and 3D printing in clay. The second Masterclass is on 18-19 January and will be led by internationally renowned artist, and Senior Tutor on the Textiles programme at the Royal College of Art, London, Freddie Robins. Her work is in many public and private collections including Victoria and Albert Museum, Crafts Council, Nottingham Castle Museum and Aberdeen Art Gallery. Freddie’s approach to textiles pushes traditional boundaries of craft, art and design, creating exquisite, playful knitted sculptures. The experimental weekend will unpick ideas surrounding ‘masterpiece’ whilst investigating combinations of materials and tensions between media, thinking outside traditional practices and pushing conventional ideas of textiles, sculpture and craft. The third Celebrity Makers: Masterclass on 8-9 February with Tracey Rowledge looks at bookbinding as a creative medium making two non-adhesive paper-covered book structures. Whilst learning these book structures participants will explore how best to learn their craft, harness their creativity and push the quality of their work. Tracey’s work has been shown internationally and is held in various private and public collections including The British Library, London, The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, and The National Art Library (Victoria and Albert Museum), London. Dates and booking details: Jonathan Keep: Digital Ceramics - Saturday 30 November - Sunday 1 December Freddie Robins: Textiles - Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 December Tracey Rowledge: Bookbinding - Saturday 8 - Sunday 9 February All workshops take place over a weekend from 10.30am-4.30pm in the Education Studio at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Each workshop costs £120, £100 concessions; includes materials. Booking is essential and can be done by ringing the Gallery Reception on 01603 593 199. For further information or photographs please contact: Penelope Lucas, Marketing & Communications Officer, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, T 01603 593649 E [email protected] scva.ac.uk
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:00:15 +0000